The Oregon Club had a strong performance in the 2019 USMS One-Hour Postal National Championships, held in January and February in your local pool. Our overall participation was down slightly from previous years, but there were many fine swims. Alas, the ever-anticipated Club results were not available at press deadline […]

The coming of spring reminds us that summer is not far away, and with it the 2019 Oregon open water season. You can find the schedule, event information, and entry links & forms for all Oregon events and information about the 2019 Oregon Open Water Series at http://swimoregon.org/events/# and http://swimoregon.org/open-water/. […]

With snow still thick on the ground as I write, it seems that we have a very long way until summer. Yet it’s time to start planning for summer excitement and fun. For your planning, here’s the outline of the 2019 Oregon open water schedule. Seven events all told. Our […]

Wrapping up the 2018 USMS Postal Championships (I know, I know, that was last year, but here’s the report), the Oregon LMSC capped another year with a fair showing in the USMS 3000-yard and 6000-yard Postal National Championships. Once again, our participation was far below our usual sterling participation. Here’s […]

This is your year to GO PRO! What? I—a mere member of Oregon Masters Swimming—can get paid to swim, like Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, and most of the other swimmers on our National Team? I have good news for you…YES YOU CAN! Here’s how to GO PRO! Due to a […]

At the end of each summer season, OMS awards the Mike Morehouse Award to a pair of deserving swimmers, selected and voted upon by those who have previously won the award. The Award citation reads: “The Mike Morehouse Spirit Award is given annually to a person or persons who display […]

Review: What a great open water swimming season we had this summer! Let’s recognize our season achievements and highlights: We hosted 19 USMS-sanctioned swims at 7 venues this year, with an incredible variety in courses, distances, and events. We hosted the first-ever-in-the-nation three-swim USMS open water national championship series, called […]